Bulgaria for dialogue after ICJ decision

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov said that the ICJ’s decision should serve for establishing dialogue and solving concrete problems in Kosovo. Mladenov said that the issue has now begun “a new phase of relations between Serbia and Kosovo." Bulgaria for dialogue after ICJ decision He said that in this phase, “special attention must be dedicated to establishing dialogue and solving concrete problems, which are obstacles for the development of the lives of Serbs and the people who live in Kosovo.” Mladenov said that the opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) should not be an obstacle for the European perspective of Serbia and Kosovo. “I want to stress that we recently ratified the Stabilization and Association Agreement with Serbia, which is a very important step towards its EU membership, and from now on, Serbia’s road towards Europe needs to be the priority,” he said. Mladenov said that the opinion of the ICJ does not change Bulgaria’s stance on Kosovo, which it recognized in 2008. He also said that the ICJ’s decision should not be seen as a precedent in international law in relation to other countries. “Kosovo is a very specific case that should be discussed independently,” Mladenov said.

Bulgaria for dialogue after ICJ decision

He said that in this phase, “special attention must be dedicated to establishing dialogue and solving concrete problems, which are obstacles for the development of the lives of Serbs and the people who live in Kosovo.”

Mladenov said that the opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) should not be an obstacle for the European perspective of Serbia and Kosovo.

“I want to stress that we recently ratified the Stabilization and Association Agreement with Serbia, which is a very important step towards its EU membership, and from now on, Serbia’s road towards Europe needs to be the priority,” he said.

Mladenov said that the opinion of the ICJ does not change Bulgaria’s stance on Kosovo, which it recognized in 2008. He also said that the ICJ’s decision should not be seen as a precedent in international law in relation to other countries.

“Kosovo is a very specific case that should be discussed independently,” Mladenov said.